You’re reading history people. This is the first fictional brand story I’ve covered on Rewind & Capture. And it’s the first brand where I got to watch countless hours of TV as research. The show does a remarkable job of mixing entertainment with tech startup education. However, if you haven’t worked for a tech startup,…
If you haven’t tried to accomplish something more than 340 times while maxing out 11 credit cards, it’s possible you haven’t tried hard enough. Anyone who has ever had a goal knows they don’t always come easily, and maybe nobody knows that better than Tim Westergren. Westergren, along with Will Glaser and Jon Kraft, founded…
YouTube (owned by Google) has come a long way since the idea for the popular video-sharing site was first sparked at a San Francisco dinner party in 2005. The concept was comically inspired by the viral Super Bowl “Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction” when the three founders, Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim (all early employees of PayPal at the…
For as big as it is, internet content and the brands that create it walk a very fine line. As reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian explained, “Everyone who creates something online has lost control of their message, but in the process has gained access to a global audience.” Since the dawn of dial-up, the internet has proved to…
What is Redfin? Likely you just whispered to yourself, “an online real estate company,” like Zillow. Close! Although they have some commonalities, they have very different business models. Both companies have developed online search portals to view real estate information such as homes for sale and recently sold homes. But, and a big BUT, Redfin operates as an…
I’m writing this article on a flight to Chicago so it only feels right to taxi into some travel puns (sorry). Ladies and gentlemen, the captain has turned on the fasten seat belt sign. If you haven’t already done so, please stow your carry-on luggage underneath the seat in front of you and turn off all…
Who wants to sleep in a boring hotel when you can sleep in a treehouse, pass out in a beer barrel or stay in a beagle shaped house? Airbnb connects people and opens the door to new adventures all across the globe. Airbnb is a marketplace for people to list, discover and book unique accommodations around the…
Skip the long lines and Fandango-it to the back row! Fandango (owned by Comcast) sells movies tickets via their award winning mobile app, online and over the telephone (1-800-Fandango). They make it is easy for moviegoers to discover and purchase the right movie ticket at the right time, at a theater near you. The mobile…
Most little kids like sports, not little Jack. At an early age, Jack Dorsey became fascinated with real-time dispatch software for taxis, delivery vans, emergency vehicles and other fleets. At just fifteen, he wrote his first dispatch software. Square is a privately held company that was founded by two friends, Jim McKelvey (currently a board…
Why is it called football? Why is the keyboard organized the way it is? Why is it called a hamburger? Why is toilet paper always white? Why do grades go A, B, C, D, _, F? What are tittles? What is a togue? Why is a “W” not called a “double V? “Why is a…